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Inside . Arts and Entertainment page 7 Classified page 12 News page 2 Opinion page 4 Sports page 10 Computer lab relocates see page 2 Wildcats" spike I I I see page 10 I ;. HlOOY E A RS . : Monday, Oct 3, 1988 Celebrating the Weber State College Centennial Vol. 49, No 4 HITCHING A LIFT to the top, a few of the hikers from the 1922 Mt. Ogden hike got a ride to the summit where VVSC President Stephen Nadauld addressed the adventurous climbers. The 1922 hike was the predecessor of the annual Flaming 'W expedition that was held Saturday. (The Signpost photo: Ethan Yorgason) Humanities enrollment declines despite public interest Diehards reach new heights By Ethan Yorgason Sports Editor Ideal weather served to bring out a couple hundred hikers to the "Flaming W"-Mount Ogden Hike Saturday. Last year only about 40 people made the trek up Mt. Ogden due to chilly weather. But according to hike organizer, Dr. Gary Willdcn, about 185 hikers were on hand for this year's commemorative ceremony held on the saddle of Mt. Ogden, just below the summit. People hiked both from the top of 27th street and from Snow Basin'sparking lot to commemorate the original Mount Ogden and "Flaming W" Hikes. In 1922 Weber Slate students, faculty and administrators hiked to the summit of Mt. Ogden to install a 20-foot flag pole. The "Flaming W" Hike originated in 1937 as a bonfire program in Malan's Basin. A few of the original members of the '22 Mt. Ogden Hike were flown to the saddle take part in the ceremony. In the ceremony WSC President Stephen Nadauld recounted the history of the hikes and, as in the original hikes, participants sang the national anthem and "Purple and White." "I know that when I got up here I was awfully tired," said student McKell Young. The thing that was fun for me was pushing myself to come up. It was really worth the experience and I wish personally that there would have been a lot more students up here." (CPS) The number of college students majoring in the humanities has dropped dramatically in recent years while, ironically enough, Americans' interest in history, literature and other humanities has undergone a "remarkable blossoming," the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) said Sept. 12. "The humanities have become arcane in ways that many find troubling." Lynne V. Cheney Between 1966 and 1986 the number of bachelor's degrees awarded increased by 88 percent, but the number of bachelor's degrees awarded in the humanities declined by 33 percent. "Many students graduate without any overarching view of how the separate courses they have taken relate to one another," stated NEH chairman Lynne V. Cheney in "Humanities in America," a report on the state of American culture. The 73-page report ordered by Congress said the number of foreign language majors was down 29 percent, English majors down 35 percent, philosophy majors down 35 percent and history majors down 43 percent from 1966 levels. Cheney guessed it was because the high cost of tuition forces students to enroll in courses that will land them high-paying jobs after graduation. Another reason, she said, was that 80 percent of the nation's campuses don't require students to take courses in Western civilization or American history. Cheney's report in part echoes departing Secretary of Education and Cheney's predecessor as NEH chairman William Bennett's much-publicized blasting of Stanford University's spring altering of its Western Civilization courses to include the works of minority and women authors. Bennett said Stanford was gutting its course to mollify campus pressure groups. Stanford's faculty, in turn, argued it replaced some "classical" Greek and ancient thinkers with some "new" writers in the course to reflect some of the broader influences that shaped Western culture. Cheney's report also charged Western literature courses are under "attack" at Columbia University, while Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts and the University of Madison at Wisconsin require ethnic studies courses but have no Western civilizations requirements. It's wrong not to, Cheney said, reasoning (see HUMANITIES on page 2) Campus clubs show if all By Peter Avion Staff Reporter Students may have found the union building a bit crowded last week as some of the 78 member-groups of the Association of Registered Organizations (ARO) manned tables and booths as part of "Welcome Week". Sponsored every quarter by ARO, "Welcome Week" provides students an opportunity to meet :md become involved with members of these organizations. "They students are encouraged to participate. It membership can become an enriching part of a college experience", said Judy Hurst, director of student activities. (see WELCOME on pace 2)

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Inside . Arts and Entertainment page 7 Classified page 12 News page 2 Opinion page 4 Sports page 10 Computer lab relocates see page 2 Wildcats" spike I I I see page 10 I ;. HlOOY E A RS . : Monday, Oct 3, 1988 Celebrating the Weber State College Centennial Vol. 49, No 4 HITCHING A LIFT to the top, a few of the hikers from the 1922 Mt. Ogden hike got a ride to the summit where VVSC President Stephen Nadauld addressed the adventurous climbers. The 1922 hike was the predecessor of the annual Flaming 'W expedition that was held Saturday. (The Signpost photo: Ethan Yorgason) Humanities enrollment declines despite public interest Diehards reach new heights By Ethan Yorgason Sports Editor Ideal weather served to bring out a couple hundred hikers to the "Flaming W"-Mount Ogden Hike Saturday. Last year only about 40 people made the trek up Mt. Ogden due to chilly weather. But according to hike organizer, Dr. Gary Willdcn, about 185 hikers were on hand for this year's commemorative ceremony held on the saddle of Mt. Ogden, just below the summit. People hiked both from the top of 27th street and from Snow Basin'sparking lot to commemorate the original Mount Ogden and "Flaming W" Hikes. In 1922 Weber Slate students, faculty and administrators hiked to the summit of Mt. Ogden to install a 20-foot flag pole. The "Flaming W" Hike originated in 1937 as a bonfire program in Malan's Basin. A few of the original members of the '22 Mt. Ogden Hike were flown to the saddle take part in the ceremony. In the ceremony WSC President Stephen Nadauld recounted the history of the hikes and, as in the original hikes, participants sang the national anthem and "Purple and White." "I know that when I got up here I was awfully tired," said student McKell Young. The thing that was fun for me was pushing myself to come up. It was really worth the experience and I wish personally that there would have been a lot more students up here." (CPS) The number of college students majoring in the humanities has dropped dramatically in recent years while, ironically enough, Americans' interest in history, literature and other humanities has undergone a "remarkable blossoming," the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) said Sept. 12. "The humanities have become arcane in ways that many find troubling." Lynne V. Cheney Between 1966 and 1986 the number of bachelor's degrees awarded increased by 88 percent, but the number of bachelor's degrees awarded in the humanities declined by 33 percent. "Many students graduate without any overarching view of how the separate courses they have taken relate to one another," stated NEH chairman Lynne V. Cheney in "Humanities in America," a report on the state of American culture. The 73-page report ordered by Congress said the number of foreign language majors was down 29 percent, English majors down 35 percent, philosophy majors down 35 percent and history majors down 43 percent from 1966 levels. Cheney guessed it was because the high cost of tuition forces students to enroll in courses that will land them high-paying jobs after graduation. Another reason, she said, was that 80 percent of the nation's campuses don't require students to take courses in Western civilization or American history. Cheney's report in part echoes departing Secretary of Education and Cheney's predecessor as NEH chairman William Bennett's much-publicized blasting of Stanford University's spring altering of its Western Civilization courses to include the works of minority and women authors. Bennett said Stanford was gutting its course to mollify campus pressure groups. Stanford's faculty, in turn, argued it replaced some "classical" Greek and ancient thinkers with some "new" writers in the course to reflect some of the broader influences that shaped Western culture. Cheney's report also charged Western literature courses are under "attack" at Columbia University, while Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts and the University of Madison at Wisconsin require ethnic studies courses but have no Western civilizations requirements. It's wrong not to, Cheney said, reasoning (see HUMANITIES on page 2) Campus clubs show if all By Peter Avion Staff Reporter Students may have found the union building a bit crowded last week as some of the 78 member-groups of the Association of Registered Organizations (ARO) manned tables and booths as part of "Welcome Week". Sponsored every quarter by ARO, "Welcome Week" provides students an opportunity to meet :md become involved with members of these organizations. "They students are encouraged to participate. It membership can become an enriching part of a college experience", said Judy Hurst, director of student activities. (see WELCOME on pace 2)